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Boer War
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Uniforms, arms and equipment: The Boer War was a serious jolt for the British Army. At the outbreak of the war British tactics were appropriate for the use of single shot firearms, fired in volleys controlled by company and battalion officers; the troops fighting in close order. The need for tight formations had been emphasised time and again in colonial fighting. In the Zulu and Sudan Wars overwhelming enemy numbers armed principally with stabbing weapons were easily kept at a distance by such tactics; but, as at Isandlwana, would overrun a loosely formed force. These tactics had to be entirely rethought in battle against the Boers armed with modern weapons.
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The South African War of 1899-1902, often called the Boer War (sometimes the Second Boer War), was the first overseas conflict to involve New Zealand troops. Fought between the British Empire and the Boer South African Republic (Transvaal) and its Orange Free State ally, it was the culmination of longstanding tensions in southern Africa.
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Fought from October 12, 1899, until May 31, 1902, the Boer War... known as the South African War, was an Imperialist-Nationalist conflict between Britain and the Afrikaner-populated regions of Southern Africa. The first major overseas expedition by Canadian troops occurred during the Boer War. During the course of the war, four contingents of Canadian troops were mustered. The first contingent of Canadian volunteers was infantry, but subsequently the British requested mounted troops. As a result, the Second Mounted Rifles was mustered in Regina with the majority of recruits coming from British Columbia, Manitoba, and the North-West Territories. The Second Mounted Rifles was dominated by members of the NWMP and all of the regiment's officers were NWMP.
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[O]f Canadian participation in the Boer War, the first significant change in the organization of the militia took place in 1904 with the passage of another Militia Act. Sir Frederick Borden, the Minister of the Militia, legislated more funding and more training for the Canadian militia. By this time, Borden had already established a Medical Corps, an Army Service Corps, a Corps of Engineers, and an Ordnance Corps. His long-term goal was to create a Canadian citizen army, with greater autonomy from Britain in military matters. Canada would co-operate with the mother country in times of war, but its forces would not be integrated within the imperial military. These goals and reforms did not give Canada a well-trained military by the time of the First World War, but a solid framework for mobilization was in place.
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